CUPE targets superbugs

Hospital workers are going to start bugging the public about superbugs, says the Canadian Union of Public Employees.

Beginning this weekend at the Multicultural Festival in Halifax, CUPE members will distribute free hand sanitizers at 15 major events to highlight the importance of handwashing and sanitization in the prevention of health-care acquired infections.

“HAIs kill between 8,000 and 12,000 Canadians a year,” licensed practical nurse Cheryl Burbidge said in a CUPE release Wednesday.

Promoting the slogan “Help hospital workers fight Superbugs! It’s in Your Hands,” CUPE workers will attend events across the province this summer, including the Wharf Rat Rally in Digby.